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Ochils Festival

The Ochils Festival is a varied programme of FREE events throughout June, designed to celebrate the landscape, heritage and people of the Ochils and Hillfoots area of Clackmannanshire and Stirling.

The programme includes something for everyone - locals and visitors alike: walks; talks; workshops; craft, discovery and genealogy sessions; tours of historic kirkyards; and fun family activities. There is an unmissable family day on Saturday 21 June - Ochils Fest.

New to the programme for 2014 is the Tartan Ball, a revival of the event that was first held in the 1840s to give the local textile industry a boost.

Each June the Ochils Landscape Partnership hosts the Ochils Festival, a varied programme of events designed to celebrate the landscape, heritage and people of the Ochils and Hillfoots. Each event helps to encourage a greater understanding and appreciation of this unique area.

June 2014 promises to be AWESOME, with an extensive programme of 40+ FREE events.

One of our main events is the family day - OCHILS FEST - which will be held on Saturday 21 June 2014 in the Dumyat Centre and grounds, in Menstrie. This year we'll have the following:

Jacobite re-enactors who will try to find new recruits for their cause and demonstrate musket firing

An authentic 17th century campaign camp where you can learn about food, clothes, weapons and even make-up!

Forest creatures puppet shows

A leathercraft tent, where you can make your own pendant

Bushcraft, where you can discover if you could survive in the wild

Citizen Science activities

Ladybird hibernation box building

Dragons and damsels, where you can make your own wee dragonfly and learn about these beautiful creatures

Animation Station - the public premier of 6 animated films created by Hillfoots primary pupils and your chance to try your hand at making your own cartoon

Tree Cookies - make and decorate your very own necklace from a tree branch!